Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on the same day, the Vatican added Byzantine “stichera” or hymns and “stichos” ...

Leading his first Easter Sunday Mass as Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said the Resurrection of ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his Easter message urbi et orbi (“to the city and to the world”) on ...

Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter's Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the 88-year-old pontiff's frail health that has kept him from most ...

The new church, which blends Khmer and Catholic architecture, has been under construction since 2021 and is expected to be finished by July. It will replace the old Notre Dame Cathedral ...

The problem was also the ultimate sign of success for the day’s Pilgrimage of Hope, which brought people through the streets ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on all counts in their federal wire fraud trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday. Kingston, whose real name ...

A growing number of Catholic parishes in the U.S. are restoring altar rails, renewing reverence and transforming the faithful ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron took exception ... for one, take that as a sign of great Easter hope," Barron said. The New Yorker didn't respond to a request for comment.

It was confirmed on Thursday that the missing “no parking” sign, which was listed as a protected structure by Roscommon County Council, was found and has been returned. It’s understood that the 1950s ...

No signs of trauma were found in autopsies of two bodies found in a Schenectady home, Schenectady Police said Thursday. The bodies were found by police answering a welfare call at 1029 Davis ...